Pilots cannot be permitted to fly low visibility approaches in which they “go have a look,” hoping to glimpse a runway in instrument meteorological conditions, Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) Chair Kathy Fox says.
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Pilots cannot be permitted to fly low visibility approaches in which they “go have a look,” hoping to glimpse a runway in instrument meteorological conditions, Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) Chair Kathy Fox says.
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